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Jefferson DAVIS, Congress, MS (1808-1889)

Senate Years of Service: 1847-1851; 1857-1861Party: Democrat; DemocratDAVIS, Jefferson, (son-in-law of President Zachary Taylor), a Representative and a Senator from Mississippi; born in what…

Henry Winter DAVIS, Congress, MD (1817-1865)

DAVIS, Henry Winter, (cousin of David Davis), a Representative from Maryland; born in Annapolis, Md., August 16, 1817; was tutored privately; lived in Alexandria, Va. and Wilmington; returned…

Henry Gassaway DAVIS, Congress, WV (1823-1916)

Senate Years of Service: 1871-1883Party: DemocratDAVIS, Henry Gassaway, (brother of Thomas Beall Davis and grandfather of Davis Elkins), a Senator from West Virginia; born near Woodstock,…

Amos DAVIS, Congress, KY (1794-1835)

DAVIS, Amos, (brother of Garrett Davis), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Mount Sterling, Ky., August 15, 1794; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and…

Davis ELKINS, Congress, WV (1876-1959)

Senate Years of Service: 1911-1911; 1919-1925Party: Republican; RepublicanELKINS, Davis, (son of Stephen Benton Elkins and grandson of Henry Gassaway Davis), a Senator from West Virginia; born…

Reuben DAVIS, Congress, MS (1813-1890)

DAVIS, Reuben, a Representative from Mississippi; born in Winchester, Tenn., January 18, 1813; moved with his parents to Alabama about 1818; attended the public schools; studied medicine, but…

DAVIS, David, Congress, TN (1959)

DAVIS, David, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Johnson City, Washington County, Tenn., November 6, 1959; A.S., California College for Health Sciences, National City, Calif., 1983; B.S.,…

Jim DAVIS, Congress, FL (1957)

DAVIS, Jim, a Representative from Florida; born in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Fla., October 11, 1957; graduated from Jesuit High School, Tampa, Fla.; B.A., Washington and Lee University,…

Lincoln DAVIS, Congress, TN (1943)

DAVIS, Lincoln, a Representative from Tennessee; born near Pall Mall, Tenn., on September 13, 1943; B.S., Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tenn., 1964; businessman; farmer; mayor,…

DAVIS, John, Congress, MA (1787-1854)

Senate Years of Service: 1835-1841; 1845-1853 Party: Anti-Jacksonian; Whig DAVIS, John, (father of Horace Davis, great-great grandfather of Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.), a Representative and a…